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  • And on July 18, Patrik (the bicycle mologger) followed the 9th stage point of Tour de France and here, it's the leading racing cyclist of Tour de France (with a Yellow Jacket), he is american and his team is "US Postal" -- Lance AMSTRONG in Galibier pass.

    Boing Boing: July 20, 2003 - July 26, 2003 Archives 2003

  • Bugatti has gone back to the drawing board and decided to create an exciting, all-black, coupe version of the Galibier, which is being given its world premiere at an invitation-only presentation on the eve of the Geneva show.

    The Truth About Cars Edward Niedermeyer 2010

  • (in the Mulsanne) and a hyper-sporting Rolls-beater in the Galibier was a bridge too far.

    The Truth About Cars Edward Niedermeyer 2010

  • For many, the enduring image of this year's race won't be Hoogerland's wire crash but an exhausted, speechless Thomas Voeckler atop the Col du Galibier, his shoulders heaving, his head hung low over his handlebars, having clung to his yellow jersey for one last, improbable night.

    A Tour That Was Hard to Ignore Jason Gay 2011

  • But always he hung on, chasing Schleck up the Galibier and the Alpe d'Huez.

    Aussie Clinches Tour de France John W. Miller 2011

  • Getty Images Alberto Contador crosses the finish line on stage eighteen of the 2011 Tour de France from Pinerolo to Galibier Serre Chevalier on July 21, 2011.

    Court Strips Contador of 2010 Tour de France Title David Roman 2012

  • When Andy Schleck broke into an epic attack up the Col du Galibier on Thursday, Evans gathered his forces and managed to finish only 2:15 back.

    Evans Above: Aussie Clinches Tour Win John W. Miller 2011

  • Galibier was the high point of that Tour and perhaps the apogee of doping in the pro peloton.

    Flashback Gallery: The Col du Galibier in the 2005 Tour de France 2011

  • Andy pulled off a magnificent long escape to take the Galibier stage, with Frank finishing second.

    A Tour That Was Hard to Ignore Jason Gay 2011

  • Andy Schleck blew up everybody's playbook Thursday with an epic 36-mile breakaway up the Col du Galibier, over 8,000 feet high, to close within 15 seconds of Voeckler.

    Aussie Clinches Tour de France John W. Miller 2011

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